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NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WORKFORCE RESOURCES GUIDE MERICLE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES REAL ESTATE MERICLE COMMERCIAL INTRODUCTION RESOURCE GUIDE WORKFORCE MERICLE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES REAL ESTATE MERICLE COMMERCIAL Most communities have resources available to help companies find, recruit, and TABLE OF CONTENTS train new employees. Unfortunately, too much time is spent by Human Resources Departments attempting to find all of the organizations that might be able to provide assistance. 02 INTRODUCTION Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services created this Workforce Resources Guide to 03 RECRUITMENT & SCREENING help educate you about the resources that are available in Northeastern Pennsylvania and make it easier for you to contact the people who can help you find and train the best employees for your business. 07 TRAINING GRANT PROGRAMS We thank you for considering Northeastern Pennsylvania as you grow your company. 11 AGENCY SUPPORT We look forward to helping you be successful here. 13 EDUCATION RESOURCES Sincerely, 25 CAREER FAIRS Bob Besecker Jim Hilsher Bill Jones Vice President Vice President Vice President [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 01 02 Northeastern Pennsylvania has many agencies that will help companies recruit their employees. These agencies will perform the necessary recruitment and selection tasks for those companies that do not have the time or resources to WORKFORCE RESOURCE GUIDE WORKFORCE Career manage the process. They provide access to a variety of workers, including temporary, temp-to-hire, permanent, bilingual, and others. MERICLE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES REAL ESTATE MERICLE COMMERCIAL INTRODUCTION Pennsylvania CareerLink® Hire Us! The agency used most often by employers to find and screen applicants Three PA CareerLink® offices serve Northeastern RECRUITMENT & SCREENING is Pennsylvania CareerLink®. Pennsylvania employers. TRAINING GRANT PROGRAMS With offices located throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, PA PA CareerLink® Luzerne County at Wilkes-Barre CareerLink® is a resource for employers and job seekers. This state careerlinkwilkesbarre.org AGENCY SUPPORT agency provides a range of career services at little or no cost with the 32 East Union Street goal of providing employers with skilled, qualified workers. Key services Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 which save the employer time, energy and money include: 570.822.1101 EDUCATION RESOURCES • Pre-screening of applications based on required qualifications CAREER FAIRS PA CareerLink® Lackawanna County • Use of pacareerlink.pa.gov, which allows employers to post jobs, view resumes, pre-screen employees, and research labor pacareerlinklackawanna.org 135 Franklin Avenue, market data. Scranton, PA 18503-1994 • Use of CareerLink® offices to conduct interviews. Staff is also 570.963.4671 able to arrange and manage interview appointments. • Facilitation of training for current or future employees and PA CareerLink® Luzerne County at Hazleton help with training funds via connections to a variety of careerlinkhazleton.org development programs. 75 North Laurel Street Hazleton, PA 18201-5950 • Use of Career Link® offices for job fairs. 570.459.3854 03 04 STAFFING AGENCIES Dynamic Staffing dynamic-staffing.net Manpower Group People Ready 4101 Birney Avenue manpower.com peopleready.com Accurate Personnel LLC Moosic, PA 18507 First in Service Staffing Solutions 1201 North Church Street, Suite 309B 295B South Main Street RECRUITMENT & SCREENING 570.347.7341 Hazle Township, PA 18202 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 accurateusa.com fisrecruitment.com RESOURCE GUIDE WORKFORCE 570.450.6301 913 W. 15th Street 106 Laurel Mall Drive, Space 40A 570.825.6001 Bilingual Hazleton, PA 18201 ERG Staffing Services Hazleton, PA 18202 Superior Recruiting Agency 570.861.1900 570.501.7571 940 Schechter Drive superiorrecruitingagency.com Bilingual ergstaffing.com Bilingual ProCure Personnel, Inc. 235 Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 100 West Broad Street, Suite 112 procurepersonnel.us Dickson City, PA 18519 570.825.5661 Hazleton, PA 18201 113 North Wyoming Street 570.483.4167 570.454.2300 Hazleton, PA 18201 Adecco Integrity Staffing Solutions Bilingual 570.450.7400 adeccousa.com 330 South Church Street integritystaffing.com OneSource Staffing Solutions 4211 Birney Avenue 741 Airport Road Bilingual Hazleton, PA 18201 onesourcehrsolutions.com Moosic, PA 18507 Hazle Township, PA 18202 570.453.1001 7541 Columbia Boulevard Trinity Staffing, Inc. 570.300.6006 570.497.8109 1325 North River Road, Suite 203 Bilingual trinitystaffserv.com Bilingual Berwick, PA 18603 Plains, PA 18702 570.759.0439 570.821.5515 1107 Mill Street 204 Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard Dunmore, PA 18510 Aerotek Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 620 North Blakely Street 570.507.9681 aerotek.com 570.846.2283 Job Connection Services, Inc. Dunmore, PA 18512 Spherion Staffing 670 N. River Street, Suite 302 jobconnectionservices.com 570.307.0344 55 West Juniper Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705 1305 Pittston Avenue spherion.com Hazleton, PA 18201 1201 B North Church Street, Suite 402 570.235.2120 Express Employment Professionals Scranton, PA 18505 100 Maplewood Drive 570.501.0772 Hazle Township, PA 18202 570.343.3500 Hazle Township, PA 18202 Bilingual expresspros.com 570.455.9099 268 East End Centre 570.501.0802 Bilingual Custom Staffing Solutions Wilkes-Barre Township, PA 18702 1550 Highway 315, Suite 106 customstaffing.net 570.208.7000 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 1124 PA-315 1526 Farr Street 140 S. Wyoming Avenue 570.955.3390 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Scranton, PA 18504 Kingston, PA 18704 135 West Market Street 570.825.2105 570.342.2000 570.287.4277 Scranton, PA 18508 570.963.1000 15 Public Square 100 Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, Suite 128 2030 N. Township Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Pittston, PA 18640 570.235.6940 570.283.0433 570.299.5250 1st Choice Staffing 8 West Broad Street, Suite 400 Hazleton, PA 18201 570.501.3400 Bilingual 05 06 Several grant programs are available to help businesses fund employee training. The two programs used most often are the Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. WORKFORCE RESOURCE GUIDE WORKFORCE MERICLE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES REAL ESTATE MERICLE COMMERCIAL The Workforce and Economic Development Network of Pennsylvania (WEDnetPA) Program INTRODUCTION wednetpa.com RECRUITMENT & SCREENING The WEDnetPA Program is essential skills and advanced technology training WEDnetPA Partners in Northeastern Pennsylvania: for eligible employees of new and expanding businesses. TRAINING GRANT PROGRAMS Luzerne County Community College Trainees must be Pennsylvania residents, employed in Pennsylvania, be Nanticoke, PA permanent full-time employees, and earn at least $10.88 per hour, excluding 800.377.5222 x 407 AGENCY SUPPORT benefits. The maximum amount that can be provided is up to $2,000 per eligible employee, not to exceed $100,000 per eligible fiscal year. EDUCATION RESOURCES Pennsylvania College of Technology Companies interested in applying for funding should first contact the PA Williamsport, PA Department of Community & Economic Development’s Governor’s Action CAREER FAIRS 570.327.4775 x 3104 Team in Harrisburg at 717.787.8199. This office will assess the project and help determine what level of funding may be available. Companies will then be directed to fill out an online funding application at wednetpa.com in Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania cooperation with one of the program’s partner colleges. Bloomsburg, PA There are numerous WEDnetPA partners throughout Northeastern 570.389.4004 Pennsylvania who serve as the local point of contact throughout the process – from helping complete the application to submitting invoices for training reimbursement. These partners can also serve as training providers. Luzerne East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania County Community College is used most often by employers in the Scranton/ East Stroudsburg, PA Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton area. 570.422.7920 07 08 OTHER FUNDING PROGRAMS Pennsylvania First Program The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) TRAINING GRANT PROGRAMS GRANT TRAINING dced.pa.gov doleta.gov RESOURCE GUIDE WORKFORCE The Pennsylvania First Program is a highly competitive funding tool used to enable increased investment and This federal program, which is administered by local The PA CareerLink® Luzerne job creation within the Commonwealth. Funds from this Workforce Development Boards (WDBs), provides program can be used to defray the costs of job training. grants to train individuals who meet certain eligibility County stands ready to requirements such as those who recently lost their job or are The program assists businesses, municipalities, and industrial underemployed. The On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program can help you meet your work- development corporations that intend to create or retain a reimburse employers a portion of the salary of new hires in significant number of jobs and make a substantial investment high priority occupations. Other programs may provide full force needs. From online within Pennsylvania. These businesses can receive support in or partial funding for classroom training to help individuals Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) the form of grants, loan and loan guarantees for job training, learn skills that are needed to find a career in a high priority dli.pa.gov/Businesses/Workforce-Development/ job postings, to recruitment property acquisition, site preparation, land and building occupation that